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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 73.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 | -- |
| 2012-03-07 | 2015-09-03 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 9.59 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 300.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5X chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 7.83 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 35.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 7.81 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 6.9 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 11.2 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is a little bit better than the Apple iPad 3, having a global score of 73.6 against 71.1. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is a notably newer device, and it's also way thinner and notably lighter than the Apple iPad 3. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a superior performance than Apple iPad 3, because it has 2 GB more RAM memory and a higher number of cores (and also faster).
The iPad 3 has a slightly better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because although it has a little worse pixels density, and they both have exactly the same 1536 x 2048 resolution, the iPad 3 also counts with a larger screen. IPad 3 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, although it has a much worse (Full HD) video resolution and a back camera with a much lower resolution.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch counts with a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games than iPad 3, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch also has an external memory slot that allows up to 128 GB. The iPad 3 counts with a much longer battery performance than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has a 189 percent more battery capacity.
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